Garment hanger collar support



Sept. 25, 1951 c. R. COLLINS GARMENT HANGER COLLAR SUPPORT Filed May 16,1949 Bummer,

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COR/N/VE R COLL Patented Sept. 25, 1951 PATENT OFFICE The presentinvention relates to a garment hanger device adapted to properly supporta garment upon a hanger; and specifically at the collar portion thereof.

An object of the invention is the provision of a garment hanger collarsupport which may be easily secured to the usual type of garmenthangers, which is in'eiipensiv in :cost of manu facture, and capable "ofproducing superior results.

In department stores, it isthe general practice to provide in certaindepartments shirt waists of various materials which maybe delicate andwhite in color: Such shirt waists are as a rule positioned on hangersand when exhibited to the trade may be mussed and soiled, due to thefact that the collars are not suitably protected, nor held in a properhanging position. The present device overcomes the difficultiesaforesaid in that it will aid in maintaining the collar of the shirtwaist unsoiled and in a proper hanging position.

Where necessary, the device of the invention may of itself be coveredwith a tissue paper, and such other protective covering as is feasiblemay be dropped over the shirt waist while it is on the hanger.

While the invention is adaptable for shirt waists, as before mentioned,still the invention may be utilized with hangers of any form for thepurpose of holding coats in proper position so that the neck portion issupported.

I obtain the objects as above stated for my invention in the mannerhereinafter described, and wherein In the drawing;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a coat supported on a hanger, theimproved device of the invention being secured to the hanger.

Figure 2 is an enlarged front elevation of the improved garment hangerdevice shown applied to a coat hanger, the coat hanger being shown infragment;

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a plan view of the improved garment hanger device of theinvention shown in open position and prior to securing the same to acoat hanger.

In the practice of the invention, I have shown in Figures 1 and 2 theusual inexpensive type of coat hanger which includes a wooden bar I ofcurved form which is adapted to support the shoulders of a garment inthe manner shown in Figure 1. As a rule, the wooden bar is provided witha central hook 2. Coat hangers of this 3 Claims. (01. 223-92) characterdo not-form fit the shoulders-of the coat, nor support the coat collar.As a result, the coat collar wrinkles, as do likewise the shoulders.However, when a shirt waist is supported on such a hanger, the collarportion of the waist is unsupported, contacts the shank of the hook 2,and may become soiled, or if not soiled, may be mussed. I

The present device of the invention is adapted to cooperate with thewooden bar I and the hook 2 and elevates the collar so that it assumes anaturalform or drape when the garment is upon the hanger. The device ofthe invention is shown in flat-blank form in Figure 4 andis designatedas an entirety as 3. This blank is substantially of isoscelestrapezoidal form and is preferably fabricated from flexible transparentmaterial, such as a plastic of some character.

As shown, the blank has two leg portions '4 and 5 divergently relatedwith respect to the shortest length base 6. The base 'I is centrallyconcave at 8 while the edges outward in either direction from saidconcavity are convex as shown at 9 and Iil. The longest base I and thelegs l and 5 join with wings I I and I2, each wing provided with alateral tab, as shown at I3 and HI. The blank is slit at I5 to provide atongue I6. This tongue is positioned substantially midway between thelegs. The tongue is provided with a slot I! which is substantiallyparallel t the base 6. Spaced pairs of slits are provided in the blankat I8, I9, 2!] and 2I, each slit being at an acute angle to base 6. Toprevent tearing of any of the slits I5 and It to 2|, inclusive, slots 22are positioned at ends of the slits.

The operation, uses and advantages of the invention just described areas follows:

It is intended that the garment hanger collar supports should besupplied to the trade in flat blank form, as shown in Figure 4. In otherwords, these devices are furnished in boxes in stacked form. When itbecomes necessary to use one of the blanks, the blank is positioned onone side of the bar I and the tongue I5 is pushed outwardly so as topermit the hook 2 to be passed through the slit II. The blank iscurvedly bent over the bar I in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 3 withthe wings passed through the pairs of slots I8 to 2 I, inclusive.

Thus, describing the operation for one wing, the operation for the otherwing being identical, wing I2 is bent over the top of the hanger bar Iand passed through slit I8, under the portion 23 of the blank, lyingbetween the slits I8 and I9, and through slit I9 to position the lateraltab IQ on the inner surface of the blank, as shown in Figure 2. Thelateral tab will prevent the wing from withdrawing through the slitsunless the operator moves the wing towards the opposite extremities ofthe slits to permit the lateral tab to escape therethrough. In bendingthe flexible blank over the hanger bar, it is evident that the wing willmove at an angle to the slits in the manner shown in Figure 2. Thisprovides a smooth curved portion 24 for engagement with the collar ofthe coat 25 which elevates the collar at this zone. The tongue 16 in itscooperation with the hook serves to hold the blank against excessivelateral shifting on bar I, while the blank is supported in the bar atthe zones 26 and 21 where the legs 4 and 5 curvedly bend over and engagethe hanger bar.

By forming the blank from material which, while bendable or flexible, isstill rigid enough to support a garment, there is no likelihood of theblank collapsing under the weight of the garment. It is evident that ifa force were applied to the hanger device at any zone between points 26or 21 and the concavity 8 after the blank has been bent around thehanger to assume the position shown in Figure 2, then such a force wouldtend to move the wings II or I2 outwardly. However, such movement isprevented as the wings are held within their respective pairs of slitsand the tabs prevent escape of the wings from the slits. Hence, anystress imposed upon the device of the invention is resisted. For thisreason, the device may support garments of considerable weight withoutappreciable deformation.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger collar support including a blank of flexiblematerial in the form of an isosceles trapezoid having two non-parallelsides and top and bottom bases of difierent lengths, Wings formingextensions of the sides of said blank, said wings provided with inwardlydirected lateral tabs, and said blank formed with spaced pairs of slitspositioned adjacent the base of lesser length, through which slits saidwings may be passed.

2. A garment hanger collar support including a blank of flexiblematerial in the form of an isosceles trapezoid having top and bottombases of different lengths and two non-parallel sides subtending equalangles with the two bases, wings forming extensions of the sides of saidblank, said wings provided with inwardly directed lateral tabs, saidblank formed with spaced pairs of slits positioned adjacent the base oflesser length through which slits said wings may be passed, and anenlarged tongue formed in said blank substantially intermediate thesides and the bases, the said tongue provided with a slot extendingsubstantially parallel with the base of lesser length.

3. A garment hanger device including a blank of flexible material in theform of an isosceles trapezoid having top and bottom bases of differentlengths and two non-parallel sides equally divergently related withrespect to the bottom base, wings forming extensions of the sides ofsaid blank, said wings provided with inwardly directed lateral tabs,said blank formed with spaced pairs of slits positioned adjacent thebase of lesser length through which slits said wings may be passed, andthe base of greatest length having a central concavity and two convexportions extending between the wings and said concavity.

CORINNE R. COLLINS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,151,013 Coney Mar. 21, 19392,332,594 OGureck Oct. 26, 1943

